Plow-stock.



'W. P. HESTBR.

PLOW STOCK. 'APPLIOATION FILED MAY 25; 1911;

'Patentd NOV. 7, 1911.-

Attorneyg UNITED STATES PATENT orF oE.

WILLIAM FRANKLIN HESTER, OF-MCCOLL, SOUTH CAROLINA.

PLOW-STOCK.

To aZZ-whOm-it may-concern: a

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. HESTER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at McColl, in the county of Marlboro and State of South Carolina, have invented a new and is. a specification.

This invention relates to stocks for plows useful Plow-Stock,'of which the following and the like, its principal object being to,

provide a device of this character which can be adjusted to any desired angle relative .to

the beam without requiring the use of a wrench or similar tool and which has means whereby a plow share or other soil engaging element may be secured to the stock without the use of a wrench or other similar tool such as usually provided for-that purpose.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention residesin the combination and arrangement of parts and in the .details of construction hereinafter described andclaimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment-of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of'what. isclaimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a side ele'-- vation of a plow embodying the'present improvements. Fig. 2 is a section on line .A-B Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on line 0-1) Fig. 1. j

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1. designates the beam of the plow, the same having itsiupper ortion cut away at the rear end to form an inclined shoulder 2. A brace 33s inclined downwardly and forwardly from the rear portion of the beam and is pivotally engaged by'theside strips 40f the stock or standard, the point, of connection between said strips and the brace being indicated at 5. Upwardly andrearwardly diverging handles 6 are bolted to the side strips of the stock, as shown at 7 and extend to opposite sides'of the beam 1, these handles being connected to the upper ends of links 8 'in turn pivotally connected to the beam 1 and to standards 8 which extend downwardly to opposite sides of the rear end portion of the beam 1 and are provided with series of openings 9. A heel 10 extends rearwardly from the lower portion of the stock and is connected to the lower portions of the vstandards 8. A connecting bolt ll'extends Specification of Letters Patent. I P t t d N e, 1911 Application filed May 25, 1911. Serial N 0. 629,465.

loosely through the upperend portions of the strips of stock 4 and one end thereof is engaged by a clamping 12 which turned, serves to bind the strips of the stock tightly upon opposed faces of the beam 1 so as to hold the stock against movement relative to the beam. A sweep 13 is fittedupon I the front face of the stock and has a hooked stem 14 extending rearwardly therefrom and I through the stock, said stem being adapted to be engaged bv a hook 15 formed at one I end ofa lever 16 which is fulcrumed within the stock and extends rearwardly between the standards 8. A locking pin 17 is insertible through any of the openings 9 and is adapted to limit the swinging movement of a the lever between the standards.

In using the device the stock 4: is adjusted to any desired angle relative to the beam after which the nut 12 is tightened so as to bind the strips of the stock upon oppositefaces of the beam. Sweep 13 is then placed on'the front face of the stock with stem 14: 'extendingtherethrough' and lever 16 is swung so as to bring its hooked end 15 into. engagement with the stem. Lever 16 is swungdownwardly as far as possible after I viding shoulder 2 the bolt 11 is limited inits' forward movement and correspondingly limits the movement of the stock.

'VVhat is claimed is which the locking pin 17 is inserted through 1. The combinaton with a beam having a I I shoulder upon the upper face thereof, and abrace extending from the beam, of a stock consisting of side strips pivotally connected to the brace and extending to opposite sides of the beam, means engaging the upper end portions of saidstrips for binding the strips upon the beam, said means being movable forwardly against the shoulder when the lower end of the stockis pressed rearwardly,

handles adjustably connected to the stock, and link'connections between the handles and the beam. 2. The combination with a beam, a stock extending therefrom, and astandar-d extend- I stoiik,

ing from. the beam and'baok of the stock,

there being a' connection between the stock,

and standard, of a soil engaging element, a

hooked stem thereon prO eoting into the a stem engaging lever fulerumed within thestcek, and means upon the standard and below the beam for holding the leverin engagement with the stem.

3. The combination with a beam, a stand ard thereunder, and a-stook in front of the standard, of a soil engaging element upon the stock, a stem projecting therefrom and having a hooked terminal, a hooked lever fulorumed upon the stock and shiftable into engagement with the hooked stem, and means upon the standard and below the beam for engaging the lever to hold it in engagement with the stem.

4. The combination with a beam, a stock,

a standard in rear thereof, tlon between the lower ends of the stock and standard, 01 a SOll engaglngdevice upon and a connecthe stock, a hooked stem projecting therefrom, a hooked lever fulorumed within the stock and detaehably engaging the stem, said lever extending through the standard, and means adjustably engaging the standard and below the beam lever against movement while in engage ment with the stem. I

y In testimony that I claim the foregoing as'my own, I have ture in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM FRANKLIN HESTER. Witnesses: I

J. D. WADE, A. 'L. PAMnNs.

for holding the hereto aiii'x ed my signa- 

